2H: Second Half

A/E: Accept / except

A/F: All Fast

A/S: Alongside

AA: Always Afloat

AAAA: Always afloat always accessible

AAPA:  American Association of Port Authority

AARA: Amsterdam-Antwerp-Rotterdam Area

AASO: Association of American Shipowners

ABCU: Automated Bridge Control System For Unattended Engine Room

ABS: American Bureau of Shipping

ABT: About

ACCT: Account

ACOT: Advisory Committee of Offshore Technology

ACS: American Chemical Society

ACS: Arab Classification Society

ADCOM: Address commission

ADEC: Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

ADF: automotive diesel fuel

AFFREIGHTMENT: The hiring of a ship in whole or part

AFRA: Average Freight Rate Assessment

AFSPS: Arrival First Sea Pilot Station (Norway)

AFT: At or towards the stern or rear of a ship

AG: Arabian Gulf

AGW: All going well

AH: Antwerp-Hamburg range

AHL: Australian Hold Ladders

AHS: Annual Hull Survey

AHT: Anchor handling tug

AID: Agency for International Development

AIMS: American Institute of Merchant Shipping

ALLI: Annual Load Line Inspection

AMS: Annual Machinery Survey

ANSI: American National Standards Institute

ANTHAM: Antwerp-Hamburg Range

AOR-E: Atlantic Ocean Region East

AOR-W: Atlantic Ocean Region West

APF: Afloat Prepositioning Force

APG: Arabian Persian Gulf

API: American Petroleum Institute

APS: Arriving pilot station

ARA: Antwerp-Rotterdam-Amsterdam

ARAG: Antwerp-Rotterdam-Amsterdam-Gent

ARPA: Automatic Radar Plotting Aid

AS: Annual Survey

ASBA: Association of Shipbrokers and Agents (U.S.A.) Inc.

ASF: Asian Shipowners'' Forum

ASTM: American Society for Testing and Materials

ATDNSHINC: Any Time Day/Night Sundays and Holidays Included

ATUTC: Actual Times Used to Count Bunker Adjustment Factor. A Fuel Surcharge expressed as a BAF percentage added or subtracted from the freight amount, reflecting the movement in the market place price for bunkers.

AUX: Auxiliary

AWB: Air way bill

AWES: Association of Western European Shipbuilders

B/L (Bill of Lading): A document signed by the carrier which acts as a Contract of Affreightment, a receipt and evidence of title to the cargo.

B/L: Bill of lading

B/S: Bill of sale

B: Beam

BACTAP: But As Close To As Possible

BAF: Bunker adjustment factor

BALLAST: stability and safety of a ship which is not carrying cargo.

Bareboat Charter: Owners lease a specific ship and BAREBOAT CHTR. Control its technical management and commercial operations only.

BBB: Before breaking bulk

BBLS: Barrels

BC: Bulk Carrier

BCM: Bow to Center Manifold

BDI: Both Dates Inclusive

BE: Benzene

BEAM: The maximum breadth of a ship

BECU: Billion ECU

BENDS: Both ends

BFI: Baltic Freight Index

BHD: Bulkhead

BHP: Brake horse power

BI: Both Inclusive

BIA: Best Information Available

BIAC: Business and Industry Advisory Committee

BIFA: British International Freight Association

BIFFEX: Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange

BIMCO: Baltic and International Maritime Council

BISCO: British Iron and Steel Corporation BLK: Bulk

BLT: Built

BM: Beam

BOB: Bunker on Board

BOC: Bulk Oil Carrier

BOD: Board of Directors

BOFFER: Best Offer

BOSP: Beginning Of Sea Passage

BR: Brazil

BRKRS: Brokers

BRM: Bridge Resources Management

BROB: Bunkers Remaining on Board

BS/L: Bills of lading

BS: Boiler Survey

BSC: British Shippers Council

BSEA: Black Sea

BSI: British Standards Institution

BSS 1/1: Basis 1 Port to 1 Port

BSS: Basis

BT: Bow Thruster

BTU: British Thermal Unit - 0.252 kcal

BUNKERS: Name given for vessels Fuel and Diesel Oil supplies (Originates from coal bunkers)

BV: Bureau Veritas

BWAD: Brackish Water Arrival Draft

C&F: Cost & Freight

C.I.S: Commonwealth Independent States (ex Soviet Republics)

C/P (CP): Charter Party

CABAF: Currency and bunker adjustment factor

CAF: Currency Adjustment Factor

CANCL: Cancelling

CAP: Condition Assessment Program

CAS: Condition Assessment Survey

CBFS: Carbon black feed stock

CBFT or CFT: Cubic Feet

CBM: Cubic meters

CBS: Cyprus Bureau of Shipping

CCC: Communist Controlled Countries CCC: Customs Cooperation Council CF: Cubic feet CFR or C&F: Cost and Freight

CFR: Cost and freight

CFS: Container freight station

CGO: Cargo

CHOPT: Charterer''s option

CHRTS: Charterers

CHS: Continuous Survey of Hull

CHTRS: Charterers

CIF: Cost insurance and freight

CIP: Carriage and insurance paid to

CKD: Completely knocked down

CLC: Civil Liability Convention (And 1992 Protocols)

CMF: Composite Meter Factor

CMI: Committee Maritime International

CMPL: Completed

CMS: Continuous Survey of Machinery

CNG: Compressed Natural Gas

COA: contract of affraightment

COACP: Contract of Affreightment Charter Party

COB: Close of Business

COB: Closing of business

COD: Cash on delivery

COFR/CA: Certificate of Financial Responsibility (OPA 90) for California

COFR: Certificate of Financial Responsibility (OPA 90)

COGSA: Carriage of goods by sea act

COH: Cuba, Orinoco River and Haiti

COMS: Commissions

CONS: Consumption

CONT: Continent

Contract of Affreightment: Owners agree to accept a cost

COP: Custom of the port

COW: Crude Oil Washing

CP or C/P: Charter Party

CP: Charter party

CPD: Charterers Pay Dues

CPP: Clean petroleum product

CPT: Captain

CQD: Customary quick despatch

CR: Current Rate

CRN: Crane

CRNS: Cranes

CROB: Cargo Remaining on Board

CSC: Container safety convention

CSH: Cargo ship CST: Centistokes

CT: Cargo Tank

CT: Chemical tanker

CT: Combined transport

CTL: Constructive total loss

CTR: Container Fitted

CUFT: Cubic feet

CWA: Clean Water Act

CYL: Cylinders

D: Depth

DA: Disbursement accounts

DAF: Delivered at frontier

DAMFORDET: Damages for Detention: Penalty if cargo is not ready when ship arrives for working (1st day of Lay can). This is not detention which is charged for ships time on delay. If the cargo is ready there is no DAMFORDET.

DAP: Dia-ammonium sulphate

DAPS: Days all Purposes (Total days for loading & discharging)

DB: Double-Bottom

DD: Dry dock

DDP: Delivered duty paid

DDU: Delivered duty unpaid

DEL: Delete

DELY: Delivery

DEM: Demurrage Demurrage: (Quay Rent). Money paid by the shipper for the occupying port space beyond a specified _Free Time period.

Depth: The depth to which a ship is immersed in water.

DEQ: Delivered ex-quay

DES: Delivered ex-ship

DESP: Dispatch

DET Detention: (See DAMFORDET)

DF OR D.F.: Dead freight

DHDATSBE: Dispatch Half Demurrage on All Time Saved Both Ends

DHDWTSBE: Dispatch Half Demurrage on Working Time Saved Both Ends

DIMS: Dimensions

DIS: Danish International Ship Register

DISCH: Discharge

DISP: Displacement

DK: Deck

DLOSP: Dropping last outward sea pilot

DNRCAOSLONL: Discount less and Non-Returnable Cargo and/or Ship Lost or Not Lost

DNV: Det Norske Veritas (Norwegian Class Society)

DO: Diesel oil

DOC: Document of compliance (ism)

DOLSP: Dropping Off Last Sea Pilot (Norway)

DOP: Dropping Outward Pilot

DOT: Department of Transport

DPA: Designated person ashore (ism)

DPP: Dirty petroleum products

DRAUGHT: (or varies according to the design of the ship and will be DRAFT) greater or lesser depending not only on the weight of the ship and everything on board, but also on the density of the water in which the ship is lying.

DRFT: Draft

DRK: Derrick Materials of various types, often timber or matting, placed among the cargo for separation, and hence

DRX: Hellenic Drachma (currency)

DUNNAGE: protection from damage, for ventilation and, in the case of certain cargoes, to provide space in which the types of a fork lift truck may be inserted.

DUR: Duration

DWAT or DWT: Deadweight. Weight of cargo, stores and water, i.e. the difference between lightship and loaded displacement.

DWT: Deadweight

EC: East Coast

ECDIC: Electronic Chart Display and Information System

ECGB: East Coast Great Britain

ECS: Electronic Chart System

ECSA: East Coast South America

ECU: European currency units

ECUK: East Coast United Kingdom

EFTA: European Free Trade Association

EGY: Egypt

EIU: Even if used

ELVENT: Electric Ventilation

EPIRB: Emergency position indicating radio beacon

ER: Engine room

ESP: Enhanced Survey Program

ETA: Estimated time of arrival

ETC: Expected time of commencement (or completion)

ETD: Estimated time of departure

ETS: Estimated time of sailing

EXCL: Excluding

EXW: Ex-works

FAC: Fast as can

FAS: Free alongside ship

FB: Ferry boat

FCA: First carrier

FCC: First class charterers

FCR: Floating crane

FD&D: Freight deadfreight & demurrage

FD: Free despatch

FDD: Freight demurrage defence (P&I)

FDEOCL: Freight deemed earned on completion loading

FDESP: Free Dispatch

FDIS: Free Discharge F

ERTS: Fertilizers

FEU: Standard 40_ Container

FFA: Fat free acid

FFA: Forward freight agreement

FFXD: Fully fixed

FHEX: Fridays holidays excluded

FHINC: Fridays holidays included

FIFO: First in first out

FILO: Free In/Liner Out. Sea freight with which the shipper pays load costs and the carrier pays for discharge costs. Free In/Out. Freight booked FIO includes the sea freight,

FIO: Free In and Out

FIOS: Free In/Out Stowed. As per FIO, but includes stowage costs.

FIT: Free In Trimmed

FIW: Free In Wagon

FIXING: Chartering a Vessel

FLATPACKING: Cargo to be presented stacked and secured as an integral unit. F

LG: Flag

FMC: Federal Maritime Commission

FMS: Fathoms

FMSS: Full Mission Shiphandling Simulator

FO: Fuel oil

FOB: Free On Board

FOFFER: Firm Offer

FOG: For Our Guidance

FOQ: Free On Quay

FOR: Free On Rail

FORCE MAJEUR: Clause limiting responsibilities of the charterers, shippers and receivers of cargo. FOT: Free On Truck

FOW1: First Open Water

FOW2: Free On Wharf

FPA: Free of particular average

FPSO: Floating Production Storage and Offloading

FPT: Fore peak tank

FR: France

FR: Freight
FREE DESPATCH: If loading/discharging achieved sooner than agreed, there will be no freight money returned.

Free In/Out and Trimmed: As per FIOS but includes FIOT trimming, e.g. the leveling of bulk cargoes. FIOS includes sea freight, but excludes loading/discharging and stowage costs. Free In/Out and Trimmed: Charterer pays for cost of FIOST loading/discharging cargo, including stowage and trimming.

FREE OUT: Free of discharge costs to owners. Includes sea freight only.

Free to Carrier: A modern equivalent of FAS used in FCA intermeddle transport where goods are transferred at a nominated forwarder premises, depot or terminal but not actually put on board vessel.

FRGHT: Freight

FSO: Fleet safety officer (ism)

FTC: Free transferable currency

FW: Fresh water

FWA: Fresh water allowance

FWAD: Fresh water arrival draft

FWD: Forward

FWDD: Fresh water departure draft

FWE: Finished With Engine

FXD: Fixed

FYG: For your guidance

FYI: For Your Information

GA: General average
GATT: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GCN: Gencon

GEO: Geographical (rotation)

GIB: Gibraltar

GL: Germanischer Lloyd

GLS: Gearless

GMDSS: Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

GMT: Greenwich mean time

GN: Grain (capacity)

GNCN: Gencon (General Conditions)

GO: Gas oil

GOM: Gulf of Mexico

GR: Grain (capacity)

GRD: Geared

GRT: Gross register tons

GRT: Net register tons

GSB: Good Safe Berth

GSP: Good Safe Port

GSPD: Good safe port berth

GSV: Gross Standard Volume

GT: Gross tons

GTEE: Guarantee

H.S.A.: Hellenic Shipbrokers Association

HA: Hatch

HBL: Hydrostatically Balanced Loading

HDWTS: Half Dispatch Working (or Weather) Time Saved

HF: High Frequency

HFO: Heavy fuel oil

HH: Hold hatches

HHDW: Handy Heavy d.w. (scrap)

HKG: Hong Kong

HMS: Heavy Metal Scraps

HO: Hold

HP: Horsepower of High-Pressure

HRS: Hellenic Register of Shipping

HRS: Hours

HSFO: high sulphur fuel oil

HW: High Water

I.M.C.: Lloyd''s Machinery Certificate

I/O: Instead of

IACS: International Association of Classification Societies

IAW: In Accordance With

ICC: International Chamber of Commerce

ICS: Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers

ICS: International Chamber of Shipping

IFO: Intermediate fuel oil

IGS: Inert Gas System

IHP: Indicated hourse power

ILOHC: In lieu of holds cleaning

ILOW: In lieu of weight

IMCO: Intergovernment maritime commission

IMDG CODE: International maritime dangerous goods code

IMDG: International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code

IMO: International Maritime Organization

IN&/OR OVER: Goods carried below or on deck

INCL: Including

INCO TERMS: Internaitonal commercial terms

IND: Indication
INEA: Instituto Nacional de Los Espacios Acuaticos (Venezuela)

INNNGWB: If New York, not north of George Washington bridge

INS: Insert

INTERMODAL: Carriage of a commodity by different modes of transport, i.e. sea, road, rail and air within a single journey.

IOPC: International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund (See CLC)

IOR: Indian Ocean Region

ISF: International Safety Federation

ISGOTT: International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals

ISM: International Safety Management

ISO: International Standards Organization

ITC: International Tonnage Certificate

ITF: International Transport Workers Fedration

ITOPF: International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation

IU: If Used

IUHTAUTC: If Used, Half Time Actually To Count

IWL: Institute Warranties Limits

JET: Jet fuel

JPN: Japan

JV: Joint Venture

KERO: Kerosene

KR: Korea

KTM: Keel To Mast

L.B.H.: Length / breadth / height L

.T: Long tons

L/C OR LC: Letter of credit

L/C: Lay can

L/D: Loading / discharging

LA: Los Angeles (USA)

LANE METER: whereby each unit of space (Linear Meter) is represented by an area of deck 1.0 meter in length x 2.0 meters in width.

LASH: To hold goods in position by use of Ropes, Wires, Chains or Straps etc.

LAT: Latitude

LB: pounds

LBP: Length between perpendiculars

LC: Lay Can

LDD: Leaded

LDG: Loading

LGC: Liquified gas carrier

LHAR: London, Hull, Antwerp, Rotterdam range

LNG: Liquefied Natural Gas

LOA: Length over all

LOI: Letter of Indemnity

LONG: Longtitude

LOT: Load On Top

LOW: Last Open Water

LPG: Liquified petroleum gas

LPGC: Liquified petroleum gas carrier

LR: Lloyds Register

LR: Long range

LS: Light ship

LS: Lump sum

LSD: Lashed Secured Dunn aged

LT: Liner Terms

LUBS: Lubricants

LW: Low Water

LYCN: Lay can (Lay day Canceling Date)

M.: Metres

M.E. OR ME: Main engine

M/S: Motor ship

M/V OR MV: Motor vessel

M/V: Motor Vessel

M/Y: Motor yacht

MARPOL: Marine Pollution Prevention (International Convention)

MARS: Nautical Institute Marine Accident Reporting System

MAXBACTAP: Max But As Close To As Possible

MB: Merchant Broker

MDO (DO): Marine Diesel Oil

MDO: Marine diesel oil

MED: Mediterranean

MEG: Middle East Gulf

MGA: Master''s general account

MGO: Marine gas oil

MIC: Man in charge

MID: Middle

MIN/MAX OR: Minimum / maximum

MIN/MAX: Minimum/Maximum (cargo quantity)

MIP: Marine insurance policy

MISC: Miscellaneous

MLC: Meters of Liquid Column

MOA: Memorandum of Agreement (S&P)

MOL: More or less

MOLCHOPT: More or less in charterers'' option

MOLOO: More or less in owners'' option

MOU PARIS: Memorandum of Understanding (Paris)

MPP: Multi-purpose (type of ship)

MR: Medium range

MT: Metric Tons

MTHS: Months

MWC: Meter Water Column

N/B: New Building

NA OR N/A: Not applicable / Not acceptable / Not available

NAA: Not always afloat

NAABSA: Not always afloat but safely aground

NAP: Naphta

NCB: National Cargo Bureau

NCR: Non-conformance report (ism)

NCV: No commercial value

NDFCAPMQS: No deadfreight for Charterers account provided minimum quantity supplied NEOBIG: Not east of but including Greece

NEOBIGEAYF: Not east of but including Greece and excluding Albania, Yoguslavia and former Yoguslavia

NEOBIGEYFY: Not east of but including Greece and excluding Yoguslavia and former Yoguslavia and Albania

NG: Nigeria

NHC: No heat crude

NHP: Nominal horse power

NKK: Nippon Kaiji Kyokai

NM: Nautical Mile

NNOGWB: Not North Of George Washington Bridge

NO: Number

NOBL: Not On Banned List

NON-REVERSIBLE: then saved days will not be added to discharge time allowed.

NOR: Notice of readiness

NRC: National Response Centre

NRT: Net Restricted Tonnage

NT: Net tons

NVOCC: Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier

NY: New York

NYPE: New York Produce Exhange (charter party)

OA: Over aged

OBO: Oil bulk ore

OBQ: On0Board Quantity (before loading)

OCD: Olio Combustibile Denso (Fuel oil)

OCIMF: Oil Companies International Marine Forum

OD: Outside diameter

ONW: Onwards

OO: Owners Option

OOC: Ore oil carrier

OPA 90: Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (U.S.)

OPT: Option

OSH: Open Shelter Deck

OSRO: Oil Spill Removal Organization

OWS: Owners

P&C: Private & Confidential

P&I: Protection and indemnity (club)

P.P.I: Policy proof of interest
P/E: Purchase enquiry

P/F: Proforma

P/L: Partial loss

P/N: Promissory note

PA: Particular average

PAN: Panama

PANDI: Protection and indemnity (club)

PASTUS: Past Us

PB: Permanent bunkers

PC: Product carrier

PCGO: Part Cargo

PCT: Percent

PD: Per day or port dues

PDPR: Per Day Pro Rata

PER SE: By Itself

PERDIEM: By the Day

PHIL: Philippines

PHPD: Per Hatch Per Day

PLS: Please

PMO: Passing muscat outbound

PMQS: Provided minimum quantity supplied

PMT: Per metric ton

POC: Pacific Ocean Region

POD: Paid on delivery

POSN: Position

PPM: Parts Per Million

PPSE: Propose

PPT: Prompt

PR: Polski Rajestr Statkow

PRATIQUE: License or permission to use a port

PRT: Port

PSC: Port state control

PSI: Pounds Per Square Inch

PSIX: Port State Information Exchange (USCG)

PT: Product tanker

PTON: Per ton

PY: Py-gas

QAR: Quality assurance representative (ism)

QI: Qualified Individual (OPA 90)

QTE: Quote

R/V OR RND: Round voyage

RCVR: Receivers (Detention). If loading completed sooner than expected at REVERSIBLE load port, then days saved can be added to discharge operations.

RD: Running days

RDC: Running down clause

RDLY: Redelivery

RDR: Radar

REDELY: Redelivery

REF: Reference

REG: Regarding

REP: Representative

REQ: Require

RGE OR RNG: Range

RINA: Registro Italiano

ROB: ##### amount, multiplied by the freight rate.

RORO: Roll On/Roll Off

RQRD: Required

S&P BRKR: Sale and purchase broker

S.S.: Special survey

S/S/R/CMA: Stem, suppliers, receivers, charterers management

S/S: Steamship

SAR: Search And Rescue

SATCOM: Satellite Communication

SATNAV: Satellite Navigation

SATPM: Saturday P.M.

SATSHEX OR: Saturdays Sundays Holidays excluded

SB: Safe berth

SBM: Single buoy mooring

SBT/PL: Segregated Ballast Tanks Protectively Located

SBT: Bow to Centre Manifold

SBT: Segregated Ballast Tanks

SCAC: Standard carrier alpha code

SD or SID: Single Decker

SDWT: Summer Deadweight

SEAFREIGHT: Costs charged for transporting goods over the sea. This SEAFREIGHT does not cover any haulage or loading/discharging costs but the sea transport only.

SELFD: Self Discharging

SEMI-TRAILERS: Are usually 12.0 meter flatbed road trailers

SF: Stowage factor. Cubic space (measurement tonne) occupied by one tonne (2,240 lbs/1,000 kegs) of cargo.

SG: Specific gravity

SHEX: Sundays Holidays Excluded

SHINC: Sundays Holidays included

SMC: Safety Management Certificate (ism)

SMM: Safety Management Manual (ism)

SMS: Safety Management System

SOB: Shipped on board

SOC: Shipper Owned Container

SOF: Statement of facts

SOLAS: Safety of Life At Sea

SOPEP: Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan (ism)

SP: safe port

SPM: Single Point Mooring System

SPORE: Singapore

SPT: Spot

SR: Soviet Register

SRBL: Signing and Releasing Bill of Lading

SRC: Slops Receiving Station

SS: Stainless Steel

SSHEX or SATSHEX: Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Excluded

SSHINC: (or SATSHINC) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Included

ST: Side tank

STARBOARD: Right side of a ship when facing the front or forward end

STBD: Starboard

STCW: International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978

STDS: Standards

STEM: Subject to existence of merchandise

STERN: The foremost part of a ship

STEW CONVE: International convention on standards of training certification and watch- keeping for seafarers

STEWCODE: Seafarers training certification and watch-keeping

STG: Salvage tug

STL: Steel

STS: ship to ship

SUB: Subject to existence of merchandise

SUBS: Subjects

SWAD: Salt water arrival draft

SWD: Salt water draft

SWDD: Salt water departure draft

SWL: Safe working load

SYNA: Synacomex

T/L: Total loss

TBN: To Be Nominated

TC: Time charter

TCL: tankcleaning

TCV: Total Calcuated Volume

TEU: Twenty feet equivalent unit

TG: Tug

Time Charter: Owners agree to hire a particular ship for TC a set length of time and provide technical management, crewing etc.

TNGE: Tonnage

TNS / TS: Tons

TOVALOP: Tanker Owners Voluntary Agreement concerning Liability for Oil Pollution

TPC: Tons per centimetre

TPI: Tons per inch

TTL: Total

TW: Twin Decker

UK/CONT: United Kingdom / continent range

UK: United Kingdom

UKC: United Kingdom Continent

ULCC: Ultra large crude carrier

UMS: Unleaded motor spirits

UND: Undarker

UNL: Unleaded

UNQT: Unquote

USA: United States of America

USAC: United States Atlantic Coast

USC: Unless Sooner Commenced

USCG: United States Coast Guard

USD: United States Dollars

USEC: United States East Coast

USG: United States Gulf

USWC: United States West Coast

UU: Unless Used

UUIWCTAUTC: Unless Used In Which Case Time Actually Used To Count

VAT: Value Added Tax

VCF: Volume Correction Factor

VEF: Vessel Experience Factor

VEG: Vegetable oil

VLCC: Very large crude carrier

VOL: Volume

VPD: Vessel Pays Dues

VPQ: Vessel Particulars Questionnaire

VRP: Vessel Response Plan

WAF: West Africa

WB: Water ballast

WC: West coast

WCCON: Whether Customs Cleared Or Not

WCI: West Coast India

WCSA: West Coast South America

WECCON: Whether entered customs clearance or not

WECHON: Whether entered customs house or not

WIBON: Whether in berth or not

WICCON: Whether in cargo clearance or not

WIFPON: Whether in free pratique or not

WIPON: Whether in port or not

WLTHC: Waterline to Hatch Coaming

WLTM: water level to manifold

WLTOHC: (distance) Water Line-To-Hatch Coming

WOG: Without guarantee

WP: Weather permitting

WPD: Weather Permitting Day

WR: War risks

WR: Without responsibility

WRIC: Wire Rods In Coils

WS: World scale

WSHTC: World scale hours terms and conditions

WSNP: Weather and safe navigation permitting

WVNS: Within vessels natural segregation

WW: Worldwide

WWD: Weather Working Day

WWR: When, Where Ready

WWWW: Wibon, Wccon, Wifpon, Wipon

Y/A: York Antwerp (rule)

YUGO: Yugoslavia

Z: Zulu (Greenwich Mean Time)

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